Hold the Line - The Springbok tour of '81 - A family, a love affair, a nation at war by Kerry Harrison
$29.99 NZD
Category: Sport | Reading Level: very good
It's 1981 and New Zealand is about to host the Springboks from apartheid South Africa for a national rugby tour. The well-supported protest movement pitches against a nation of die-hard rugby supporters. Despite growing public protest, the Government and Rugby Union are adamant the tour will proceed. Be ...Show more
Kiwi Cyclists Guide To Life by Jane King
$39.99 NZD
Category: Sport
The Kiwi Cyclists Guide to Life takes an inquisitive peek into the lives, minds, adventures and bike sheds, of many Kiwis from different walks of life, who love nothing better than experiencing freedom, fun, adventures and misadventures on two wheels. Whether road-racing at breakneck speed, soaring over ...Show more
Unforgettable : Rugby, dementia and the fight of my life by Steve Thompson
$36.99 NZD
Category: Sport
Unforgettable is at once a powerful, affecting sports memoir from a true giant of rugby, and a raw call to arms to safeguard the sports we love and all those who play them.
The New Zealand Cycle Trails Nga Haerenga by Jonathan Kennett
$50.00 NZD
Category: Sport
How to enjoy New Zealand's cycle trail network, by a writer who knows them like the back of his hand. Ngā Haerenga - the New Zealand Cycle Trails - began as a vision to inspire people to experience New Zealand's great outdoors by bike. This book is stuffed full of useful information on the different tra ...Show more
Every Effing Inch by Tim Pankhurst
$40.00 NZD
Category: Sport
When an elderly trio decided to tackle Aotearoa New Zealand’s Te Araroa Trail from Cape Reinga to Bluff, they were asked if they were going to do EFI. What’s that?, they asked. Every F…ing Inch, was the response. Many Te Araroa walkers skip road sections or gnarly mountains or inconvenient rivers or e ...Show more
50 Knots for Every Adventure - Learn How to Tie Knots for Sailing, Camping, Climbing, and More by Marty Allen
$24.99 NZD
Category: Sport
Find the knot you need for every situation with 50 Knots for Every Adventure. Includes two lengths of rope so you can practice tying knots. Be prepared for your next escapade with this handy guide to the world of knots. Included are all the essential knots you need to know, plus more advanced ties, ...Show more
Stand by Me: Helping Your Teen Through Tough Times by John Kirwan
$40.00 NZD
Category: Parenting | Reading Level: near fine
'I'm a dad and I'm scared.' Charting John Kirwan's experiences as a father, and incorporating voices of young people today, Stand By Me examines issues around teenage mental health, with a focus on depression and anxiety. It is intended as a useful guide for parents, caregivers and teachers - anyone con ...Show more
Rugby League In New Zealand: A People's History by Ryan Bodman
$59.99 NZD
Category: Sport | Reading Level: near fine
This is the story of a sport told through its communities. It is compelling – richly illustrated and full of vivid accounts of players, their lives, their triumphs and their contests on the field. Drawing on oral history interviews and a wide range of archival sources, Ryan Bodman locates rugby league ...Show more
Around the World in 80 Minutes: In Search of Rugby Greatnesss by Robert Kitson
$44.99 NZD
Category: Sport
'A mesmerising, unforgettable journey around world rugby. ' Donald McRae Twice Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 'Magnificent - a hugely intelligent and entertaining interweaving series of tales that gets into the "how" of rugby.' - Stuart Barnes, Sunday Times and Times columnist, forme ...Show more
Black Gold: The story of how the All Blacks became rugby's most valuable asset by Gregor Paul
$39.99 NZD
Category: Sport
The story of global rugby's golden goose. This book tells the story of how the All Blacks have been commercialised in the professional age of rugby and the challenges that have come with the team having an enormous international profile, but a domestic market without the scale or means to monetise the b ...Show more
Surviving to Drive: A Year Inside Formula 1 by Guenther Steiner
$30.00 NZD
Category: Sport
**THE INSTANT NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**'People talk about football managers being under pressure. Trust me, that's nothing. Pressure is watching one of your drivers hit a barrier at 190mph and exploding before your eyes...'Guenther Steiner is one of motor racing's biggest and most celebrated ...Show more
Michael Jordan: Life Lessons from His Airness by David H. Lewis
$39.99 NZD
Category: Sport
From author David H. Lewis and illustrator Gilang Bogy, Michael Jordan: Life Lessons from His Airness contains the secrets to success from the greatest basketball player of all time.“Sometimes a winner is just a dreamer who never gave up.”Michael Jordan defied gravity, transcended the world’s expectatio ...Show more